The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-24

THE NEW SOUTH.
Industrial Development Going On.
The Tradesman' Tabulated State
ments of Southern Progress.
Prevalent Tendency to Engage in
Manufacturing Pursuits.
Tennessee Leads the Southern
States in Glass Works.
Arkansas in Mines and Quarrles, While
Texas Leads in Grist Mills-A
Fine Showing, of Which We
May Feel Proud.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 23.-Ihc Idd,S-
man, Of this city, has prepared a tabulatcd
statement for the purpose Of showing the
progress of industrial development during
the year 1887 in the southern States OF Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Ken
tucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Nir-
gnia and West Virginia.
The TradcmoR appcnds TO the statement a
note TO the effect that although many OF the
manufacturing companies therein cnumcr-
ated as organized during the year did not,
in fact erect buildings and begin work, aud
may not do so before the close Of another
year, the exhibit is interesting as showing
the prevalent tendency throughout the south
TO engage in industrial pursuits. The most
important enterprises enumerated in the
statement, aud the total numborof such en-
tcrpriscs in the thirteen States named, are rs
follows:
Agricultural implement factories %;
brcwerics, 8; bridge works, :; ear works, %;
cotton and wooden mills li1; electric light
works, 0S; flour and grist mills, Ia; foundrics
and machine shops, 49,; blast furnaces, I3i
gas companies, -; glass works, IL; ice
natural gas companies, llj, oil mills, %;
pipe works, 4, pottcries -, railroad COM
panics, ~; rolling mills, -, stamp mills
and smcltcrs, ~, steel plants, 10, street rail-
ways 1872, water works, 1875, woodworking
establishments, Go; miscellaneous s0i.
There were organized in Alabama agri-
cultural implement works, bridge works,
s ear works, * cotton aud wooden mills, A.
foundrics aud machine shops 80 blast
ts.T a
panics, II natural gas companies, ? pipe
works, n railroad companies, II rolling
mills, 3 steel plants, ~ water works, % gas
companies, Ia electric light works lOi wood
working establishments and ID misccllan-
cous industries.
In Arkansas Four car works cotton aud
wooden mills blast furnaces, - mine, aud
| quarrics, 10 railroad companies and q stamp
mills and smcltcrs. In the last named branch
Arkansas takes first place.
| In Ilorida---Ninc tobacco factories, Z cot
/ ton and WOODEN mills, ~ railroad companies,
II water works, ~ woodworking establish
mcnts.
In Gcorria--Scvcn agricultural implement
works, q cotton aud wooden mills, 10 blast
/ furnace companies, > glass works, GS mines
and qunrrics, - railroads - street railways
/ and " woodworking establishments
In Kentucky cotton and woOlcn
rics, 3inatural iyns companies tool work.,
q waierwori,s, - woodworking establish
mcnts
In Louisiana-Thrcc cotton and WOODEN
mills, blast furnace, . mines and qulrrics,
q oil mills, . distllcriCs, 3 puttcrics, 5 rice
/ mills, . sugar mills aud - woodworking
establishments.
In Mi,,i-,ippi-Thrcc cotton and wooden
/ mills, | blast furnace mines aud quarrics,
L q
| tablshmcnis aud y miscellaneous.
In North luroliua-Iwclyc carriage and
wagon works, ~ cigar and tubarco factories,
I ~ cotton aud wooden mills (thc State leading
| the south In this bmnchL % flour and grist
mills, ~ ice factories 33 mines aud gulrricg,
/ l3 railroads, . street railways aud ~ wood
/ working establishments.
In South Corolina-Twcnty-onc cotton aud
wooden mills ~ mines aud puurrios water
works, ! rice mill, q railroads, ~ wood
/ working establishments.
In Tcuncsscr=Sevcn agricultural implc-
mont works . barrel factories, car works,
| 3 garrugo and wagon works. ~ cotton and
/ wuplcn mills. - electric light works, ~ ilour
aud grist mills. % iuundrics aud machine
| shops, 10 blast furnaces, ~ Fly companies n
I rla~ works tihc greatest number in any
| oi the Southern Siatcsl, ~ lee factories, S-
| mines and gunrrics Tennessee leads the
nNNlN W. illN hlhllll ~ lll'lHiIl'H 81 iAiNlAl
[ gas aud oil companies. ( oil mills 3pUttcrirs,
/ - railroad companies and rolling mill, 2
I steel plants. - street railways tool works,
| ~ water works. iOi woodworking establish.
mCnt. and lii miscellaneous.
In TcWs-Thrcc ear works, car wheel
| works, ~ cotton and wooden mills, electric
| light works, ~ -four and gr.st mills Texas
/ leading the south in this bmnrhl ~ fpuu.
| dries aud machine shops N irr factories. a.
mine. and quIrrics, 0naiunl gas companies,
/ Z Oh mills 81 railroads. " street railways g
water works and "a wood working establish.
| mUuts.
IN Viudnia-Tcn cirar and tobacco fac.
/ tories, cotton aud WOODEN mills N electric
! light works ~ flour and rrsi mills q blast
| furnaces, ~ gas companies, ~ mines aud
| qunrrcs. ~ natural Pls companies, pot
tcrics, = railroads, o rolling mills 2 steel
I plants sstrcct railways II water works and
| % wood working establishments.
/ In West Nirginia-Onc car works, cotton
/ and wooden mills, 2 blast furnaces, glns'
| works, - mines and quarrics, pipe works
| pUttpficg II railroads, 2 steel plants aud =
| wood working establishments.